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Hot Hits
Assassins
Signature TheatreThru Sep. 29 To kick off the 30th Anniversary season, Signature Theatre produces its 30th Sondheim musical with the daring and darkly funny Tony Award®-winning musical of the twisted American Dream.
An Evening with Audra McDonald
Center for the Arts at George Mason UniversitySat. Sep 28 McDonald performs her trademark mix of hits from Broadway and the Great American Songbook.
NSO Pops: An Evening with Maxwell
The Kennedy CenterThru Sep. 20 The multi-Grammy® winner has artfully managed to transfix music lovers for more than two decades.
Whose Live Anyway?
StrathmoreSat. Oct 12 An evening of hilarious improvised comedy and song based on audience suggestions
Cirque Mei
Center for the Arts at George Mason UniversitySat. Oct 19 Direct from the People’s Republic of China, this ensemble of elite circus performers thrills the young and old alike with their amazing feats of agility, strength, and poise.
David Sedaris
The Kennedy CenterTue. Oct 15 Award-winning humor writer and master of satire David Sedaris returns to the Kennedy Center.
Ray LaMontagne
StrathmoreTue. Oct 15 LaMontagne returns to the stage on his Just Passing Through acoustic tour.
A Chorus Line
Signature TheatreOct. 29, 2019 – Jan. 4, 2020 This non-stop showcase with one of the largest casts in Signature history is the one singular sensation for the holiday season.
National Philharmonic: Eroica & Beethoven
StrathmoreSep. 21 – 22 “Eroica” Symphony is a groundbreaking work in Beethoven’s stylistic development, bringing together classical control and romantic exuberance.
Lucinda Williams
StrathmoreTue. Sep 24 Grammy-winner Lucinda Williams performs the album Car Wheels On A Gravel Road in its entirety,
The REACH Opening Festival
The Kennedy CenterThru Sep. 22 Two weeks of FREE performances & activities celebrating the expansion of The Kennedy Center campus called the REACH.
Spotlights
Merce Cunningham Centennial: Compagnie Centre National de Danse Contemporaine-Angers
The Kennedy CenterOct. 3 – 5
Washington Performing Arts: Drew Petersen
The Kennedy CenterSat. Oct 19
India.Arie: The Worthy Tour
StrathmoreFri. Oct 11
The Four Italian Tenors
Center for the Arts at George Mason UniversitySat. Oct 5
Washington Performing Arts: Chick Corea Trilogy
StrathmoreWed. Oct 30
Washington Performing Arts: Melbourne Symphony
The Kennedy CenterWed. Oct 16
Joe Chambers, M'Boom
The Kennedy CenterFri. Oct 4
Broadway Center Stage: Footloose
The Kennedy CenterOct. 9 – 13
Washington Performing Arts: Pink Martini
The Kennedy CenterSun. Oct 13
Searching for Black Confederates: The Civil War’s Most Persistent Myth
National ArchivesTue. Sep 24
Renée Fleming VOICES: Gavin Creel
The Kennedy CenterThu. Oct 3
National Philharmonic: ARRIVAL FROM SWEEDEN. The Music of ABBA
StrathmoreSat. Nov 2
